Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11
LADIES' COLUMN.
Woman's Freaks from Childhood to
Old Age Construed in Shakes
pearian Style.
Diana'S Buskin Preferable 10 the Mod
ern ShOe-FnshiOn's Fiat Ban
ishcs the CrinOfine.
Waists Detachable and Concentrations
ten Costume tor the Devotee-Eutertaiu-
ment suggt stions-Eecipes, Etc.
THIS SEVEN ACES OF WOMEN.

THIS SEVEN AGES OF WOMEN
All the worlds a wardrobe,
And all the girls and women merely wearers;
They have their IA HONS and their fantasies,
And one she in her time wears II any garments
Throughout her eyen Stages. First, the BABY,
/ Pefrilled ard broIdered, in her nurses arms,
And then the trim -Lo-cd school eirl, with her
fOUncCs
And small boy scorniJg face, skipping, skirt
waGgling
/ C,quetishly to school. And then the hirt.
/ Ogl.ng liSe Gree, with bias, ness ;eillade
Kept on her loW-cut corset Then BRIDE,
/ Full of strange Hnery, ves'ured ike an angel,
! Neile vapcrousl, yet vigiIant of glance,
] seeking the Woman's heaven, admiration,
/ Even II the affairs steps. And then the ma
iron,
/ In If, Ticl velvet, with suave satin lined,
~ it'll eyes severe, aud skirts of youthful cut,
! Full OF dress Jaws and mOdish instances.
| To reach her girls tCer part. The sixth age
Shifts
Into the gray, yet gorgeous, grandmamma.
! With gold pinCe nee nose and fan at side,
| Her youthful tastes still strong, and worldly
wise
/ In suu ptuary law, her Quivering voice
| Pressing of Fashion and LeFOliet pipes
/ OF robes and bargains rare. Lass scene OF all,
/ That ends the seX's mode swayed history,
! Is second childishness and sheer oblivion
Of youth, taste, passion, al-SaYe love OF dress.
Much has been said for many years Of
| the tyranny of fashion, and that the hu-
man race wherever found erects for It.
! self en- idol and bows as servilely in the
| domain OF savagery as in the Centers Of
! civilization. The duSky savage pierces
| the nose, while the fairer-skinned devOtee
! pierCes the ear. The Monaghan COM
/ presses the tender foot u the baby girl
/ So Tigidly that it grows no more, and the
/ Partisan shoe has the same process for
| the Caucasian few years later. The
/ cruelties of fashion are no bar, but vic
/ Tins of every cline and every hue bend
| unCOmplainingiy to the decree at what
! ever cost. There is an occasional pro
! test, however, against some particular
/ barbarity which at last gathers
1 enough strength to effect
change for the better, and for
9 time being SCme relief. Shoes have
/ been en- instrument Of torture since san
dals were abandoned, and the
idea has been that the foot is
10 be fitted TO the shoes, the shape being
predetermined by the maker Of the last.
OF late sh0tmakers, moved by some good
spirit, have allowed common sense to
have fashion, and those who will nay
fnd comfort and health in the low heel
and bread sole For the extreme fish
ignable who cripple along with toes piled
on toes, the narrow, aharr-tOed FreGch
shoe is made, but seldom has the peg
topped heel in the middle of the foot, -
WCrn O few years since. Shoes tor the
evening are of satin, kid and Russian
leather q various cUIOrS, to match the
toilets One point fashion makes which
cOmmends itseIf-On no preteXt are low
or very thin shoes admissible with the
inc
which has always been q becoming shoe,
is revived for house wear.
Ladies in warm climates will be sorry
to hear that the leaders of fashion have
decided against the crinoline, affirming
that the crinoline all around has neither
grace or comfort, and is contrary to good
taste. A very little one might be SO in
conspicuous as not to offend, but
thoss who are sworn Worshippers
can only indulge in the crinOlette
that supports the dress in the back and is
so careful concealed by drapery as not
to offend. The mattress tOurnure and
one spring are often the only way of dis.
tending dress by the best modistes.
Middle aged ladies will be pleased to
learn that this season bats viii be allowed
them; that the models shown are more
quiet and sensible in style, shading the
face and therefore better adapted to the
use Of matrOns.
The prSctical nature of the present
fashion Of bCdiCes commends itself, as
one skirt can be used with these to form
several handsome costumes. These new
waists come in countless variety Of
shapes; there is the shOrt-waisted bodice
worn with Waistband, the gathered or
plated blouse bodice mounted on a yoke,
and the corsage with slight, sharp or
rounded points, habit bOdices Of many
kinds, aud those in other shapes. 8
Habit bOdices, with short points in
front, are made with plated basques Of
various lengths at the back. In some the
basque is short, in others it is moro
widely plated, open in the center, &nS
falls halfway down the skfft. "a very
handsome costume, with a baBit bodIce
of this kind, is made OF ricHgreen velvet
over a draped skirt~and demlIaia of
brocade Ehe.hasit bodice, aise made in
velvet for evening .WeFs, has long plated
basqQes REACHING to the edge of the skirt.
The frontk cut square at the neck, with
rather long double points.
One Ofshe most convenient bOdiCes is
made in brown velvet; it is pointed both
in back and front and has sleeves reaching
Just below the elbow. The finish consists
of q piastroD, pointed band and cuff
bands, all of bead embroidery in different
shades of brown and gold. The basque
edges are trimmed with fringe also in the
variously colored beads. Another pretty
little waist for young lady is made in
surah, in mousse green and checked plush
in red and mousse. The yoke, cuffs and
he basque skirts are of the checked
plush, while the bodice. which is full both
at front and back, is in the surah. a
basque after this model is made in surah
in black, with yoke and other tfnishings in
checked or plated velvet, in black and
white.
WAIST.
A stylish and dressy model for waist
to accompany black lace skirts is as fol-
lows: At the waist behind the skirt
Joins the bodice in very full plaits, which
stand out gracefully, without the aid of
the ugly 'improver." The bodice curves
over the hips and terminates in two very
sharp points in front. A length OF lace,
moderately wide, has the one end tas-
tened with love-knot of satin ribbon on
the left shoulder. The lace is then car
RED oblquely across the chest, again
fastening with spOndlng
knot Of RIBBON at the waist, just
little to the left Of the seam
under the right arm, where 1t forms
sort Of pannier, being caught with rio
bOns in the center of the back, and just
below the waist, when the skirt folds are
set on. The sleeves, tight to the elbow,
are made with narrow full puff Of satin
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